MINISTRY, OVERKILL, SAINT VITUS and SWALLOW THE SUN are among the first confirmed bands for next year’s edition of the Tuska open-air metal festival, set to take place June 29 – July 1, 2012 in Helsinki, Finland.

Three-day tickets for Tuska 2012 will go on sale on Monday, November 14 at Tiketti.fi and Lippupalvelu.fi. The first batch of tickets will be sold at a special price — the same price as the three-day ticket in 2011: 110 euros plus service charges/fees.